Pep Guardiola believes Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta deserved to win the Ballon d’Or in their careersLionel Messi’s ...

With multiple league titles with FC Barcelona and PSG respectively, Champions League trophies with the Catalan club, and a World Cup with Argentina, Messi has won eight Ballon d'Or awards.

However, there’s a precedent named Messi. Back in 2019, La Pulga won his sixth Ballon d’Or despite Barcelona’s early European exit and a lack of international success. Whether history could ...

Former Leeds United winger Raphinha remains focused on team honours with Barcelona as talk of a Ballon d’Or grows louder after he equalled a long-standing Lionel Messi record overnight.